Assassination of Hon. Joe Pararajasingam.
I very strongly condemn the brutal killing of Hon. Joseph Pararajasingam, Member of parliament, a founder member and the senior Vice- President of the TULF. Although there is difference of opinion between us the mutual love and affection between me and his family continued with utmost regard for each other. The special quality of Joe’s family is the hospitality they show in treating their friends and constituents.
It is very unfortunate that there is no respect or value for human life. Whether the victim is a king or an ordinary person, what is lost is a valuable human life. Other than the creator no one is empowered to take another person’s life whatever justifiable reasons one may have. A new culture that is developing is killing people in places of worship, which should be strongly condemned. It is now hightime for the Government to use the emergency regulations to demand the surrender of arms from all unauthorized persons and to impose severe penalties for all those possess arms and for all those who have knowledge of such unauthorized possessions.
While conveying my deepest sympathies to the members of his family I pray for early recovery of Mrs. Sugunam Joseph and the others injured in this incident.
V.Anandasangaree,
President- TULF.
